Black widow : a sad-funny journey through grief for people who normally avoid books with words like "journey" in the title
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Published
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2020.
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780316490719, 0316490717
Physical Desc
viii, 262 pages ; 22 cm
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Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
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Barrington - Biographies & Memoirs (Main Level) | B STREETER | On Shelf | |
Coventry - Adult Non-Fiction | 92 STR | On Shelf | |
East Providence (Weaver) - Adult Non-Fiction | 155.937 Str | On Shelf | |
Lincoln - Adult Non-Fiction | Bio STRE | On Shelf | |
Newport - Adult Non-Fiction | 155.937 Str | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2020.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780316490719, 0316490717
Notes
Description
"Leslie Gray Streeter is not cut out for widowhood. She's not ready for hushed rooms and pitying looks. She is not ready to stand graveside, dabbing her eyes in a classy black hat. If she had her way she'd wear her favorite curve-hugging leopard print dress to Scott's funeral; he loved her in that dress! But, here she is, having lost her soulmate to a sudden heart attack, totally unsure of how to navigate her new widow lifestyle. ("New widow lifestyle." Sounds like something you'd find products for on daytime TV, like comfy track suits and compression socks. Wait, is a widow even allowed to make jokes?) Looking at widowhood through the prism of race, mixed marriage, and aging, Black Widow redefines the stages of grief, from coffin shopping to day-drinking, to being a grown-ass woman crying for your mommy, to breaking up and making up with God, to facing the fact that life goes on even after the death of the person you were supposed to live it with. While she stumbles toward an uncertain future as a single mother raising a baby with her own widowed mother (plot twist!), Leslie looks back on her love story with Scott, recounting their journey through racism, religious differences, and persistent confusion about what kugel is. Will she find the strength to finish the most important thing that she and Scott started? Tender, true, and endearingly hilarious, Black Widow is a story about the power of love, and how the only guide book for recovery is the one you write yourself." --,Provided by publisher.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Adoptive parents -- Biography.
African American women -- Biography.
African American women -- Social conditions.
American wit and humor.
Autobiographies.
Bereavement -- Social aspects -- United States.
Humor.
Single mothers -- United States.
Streeter, Leslie Gray.
Widowhood -- United States.
Widows -- Biography.
African American women -- Biography.
African American women -- Social conditions.
American wit and humor.
Autobiographies.
Bereavement -- Social aspects -- United States.
Humor.
Single mothers -- United States.
Streeter, Leslie Gray.
Widowhood -- United States.
Widows -- Biography.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Streeter, L. G. (2020). Black widow: a sad-funny journey through grief for people who normally avoid books with words like "journey" in the title (First edition.). Little, Brown and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Streeter, Leslie Gray. 2020. Black Widow: A Sad-funny Journey Through Grief for People Who Normally Avoid Books With Words Like "journey" in the Title. Little, Brown and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Streeter, Leslie Gray. Black Widow: A Sad-funny Journey Through Grief for People Who Normally Avoid Books With Words Like "journey" in the Title Little, Brown and Company, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Streeter, Leslie Gray. Black Widow: A Sad-funny Journey Through Grief for People Who Normally Avoid Books With Words Like "journey" in the Title First edition., Little, Brown and Company, 2020.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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